<p>Manchester United says it is disgusted by the online racial abuse targeted at players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial following their 2-1 home loss to last-placed Sheffield United.</p>.<p>The perpetrators were “anonymous mindless idiots,” Man United said on Thursday in a statement.</p>.<p>Sheffield United's winning goal on Wednesday at Old Trafford in the English Premier League struck Tuanzebe's outstretched leg and went in off the underside of the crossbar.</p>.<p>Abuse targeting the players, who are both Black, included racist terms and emojis on their most recent Instagram posts.</p>.<p>“Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night's game,” the team said without identifying the players.</p>.<p>“We utterly condemn it and it is encouraging to see other fans condemn this on social media also.”</p>.<p>The club said it has “zero tolerance" of any form of racism or discrimination.</p>.<p>"Identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic. We urge social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to prevent this kind of behavior.“</p>.<p>Captain Harry Maguire was among the supportive voices online, saying “UNITED against racism. We will not tolerate it.”</p>.<p>United next plays at Arsenal on Saturday. </p>
<p>Manchester United says it is disgusted by the online racial abuse targeted at players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial following their 2-1 home loss to last-placed Sheffield United.</p>.<p>The perpetrators were “anonymous mindless idiots,” Man United said on Thursday in a statement.</p>.<p>Sheffield United's winning goal on Wednesday at Old Trafford in the English Premier League struck Tuanzebe's outstretched leg and went in off the underside of the crossbar.</p>.<p>Abuse targeting the players, who are both Black, included racist terms and emojis on their most recent Instagram posts.</p>.<p>“Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night's game,” the team said without identifying the players.</p>.<p>“We utterly condemn it and it is encouraging to see other fans condemn this on social media also.”</p>.<p>The club said it has “zero tolerance" of any form of racism or discrimination.</p>.<p>"Identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic. We urge social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to prevent this kind of behavior.“</p>.<p>Captain Harry Maguire was among the supportive voices online, saying “UNITED against racism. We will not tolerate it.”</p>.<p>United next plays at Arsenal on Saturday. </p>